Sue Bird

Position: Guard
Height: 5'9' / 176 cms.
Weight: 150 lbs. / 68 kgs.
WNBA Team: Seattle Storm
School: University of Connecticut '02
Hometown: Syosset, N.Y.

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational, 2008 Olympic Games, 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, 2004 Olympics, 2002 World Championship, 2002 Opals World Challenge, 2000 R. William Jones Cup.
  
• Silver Medal: 2007 FIBA World League Tournament.
  
• Bronze Medal: 2006 FIBA World Championship.
  
• Member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team that posted an 8-0 record and earned the gold medal in London; started all eight games and averaged 6.1 ppg., 2.1 rpg. and a tournament second-leading (tie) 4.5 apg.
• Led the 12-team field at the 2012 Olympics in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.27).
• Her 36 assists in 2012 rank as the second most for a U.S. athlete in a single Olympic competition (Teresa Edwards, 64 in 1996).
• Currently ranks fourth all-time among U.S. Olympic career record holders for assists (58) through three Olympiads.
• Aided the 2012 USA National Team to a 5-0 pre-Olympic exhibition slate; missed two games due to a death in her family, averaged 4.0 ppg. and 4.7 apg. in three games.
• Member of the 2010 USA Basketball World Championship Team that posted a 9-0 slate, captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 Olympic Games; started all nine games and averaged 5.6 ppg. and a team-high 2.9 apg., while playing 22.4 mpg.
  
• Dished out 26 assists at the ‘10 Worlds, which ranks fifth among all-time USA single World Championship competition leaders and ranks third among all-time USA career leaders with 70 assists (2.8 apg.) over her three World Championships.
  
• Scored two points and dished out five assists for the USA National Team that defeated the WNBA Stars 99-72 in the “WNBA vs. USA Basketball: Stars at the Sun” game on July 10, 2010.
  
• Aided the USA National Team to a 3-0 mark and the gold medal at the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational, dished out a team-high 14 assists.
  
• Named to the 2009-12 USA National Team on Aug. 17, 2009.
  
• A member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team that went 8-0, captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
  
• Prior to the Olympics, aided the USA to a 3-0 slate and the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball title.
  
• Is one of only eight players to have earned a World Championship gold medal, Olympic gold medal, an NCAA title and WNBA championship (Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper, Maya Moore, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi and Kara Wolters).
• Started all eight games of the USA’s 2007 College Tour.
  
• Aided the 2007 USA Select Team to a 3-2 record and the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA World League Tournament in Ekaterinburg, Russia, and collected the award for the tournament’s best guard.
  
• Member of the 2007 USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that competed in Valdivia, Chile, posted an unblemished 5-0 slate,
  captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2008 Olympics.
  
• Prior to the FIBA Americas Championship, aided the USA to a pair of victories against the Australia National Team.
  
• Attended part of the USA’s 2007 Tour of Italy training camp, but was unable to compete due to her team’s EuroLeague schedule.
  
• Member of the 2006 USA World Championship Team that posted an 8-1 record and took home the bronze medal; averaged 7.7 ppg. and finished as the tournament assist leader (4.6 apg.).
  
• Aided the U.S. to a 56-49 exhibition victory over eventual World Championship gold medalist Australia.
  
• Member of the 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team for the USA's March 2-9 European Tour.
  
• Member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team that rolled up an 8-0 record en route to winning the gold medal in Athens and qualifying the U.S. for the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
  
• Was on hand as the USA compiled a 16-0 exhibition record during the USA's Olympic preparations, averaged 4.4 ppg. and 3.7 apg. in the 13-game spring tour and 6.0 ppg. and 1.7 apg. in the USA's three pre-Olympic games.
  
• Helped the 2002 USA World Championship Team capture gold in China with an unblemished 9-0 record.
  
• Aided the U.S. to a 4-0 slate and the 2002 Australia-hosted Opal World Challenge title prior to the Worlds.
  
• Playing back-up to international veteran Dawn Staley and eventual ‘02 All-Worlds selection Shannon Johnson, averaged 3.3 ppg. in Australia and upped that to 4.3 ppg. at the ‘02 Worlds.
  
• Member of the 2000 USA R. William Jones Cup Team that posted a perfect 4-0 record in Taipei, Taiwan, and earned the gold medal.
  
• Returned less than two months later as a member of the 2000 USA Basketball Select Team that competed against the eventual gold medal winning 2000 U.S. Olympic Team in an exhibition contest in Hawaii.
  

Professional Notes:

• Drafted: No. 1 in 2002 by the Seattle Storm.
  
• WNBA titles: 2004, 2010
  
• All-WNBA first team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  
• All-WNBA second team: 2008, 2010, 2011
  
• WNBA All-Star Games: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 (injured), 2009, 2011
  
• WNBA All-Decade Team: 1997-06
  
• Top 15 Players in WNBA History (15th Anniv. Team): 2011
• WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: 2011 (shared with Ruth Riley)
• EuroLeague titles: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  
• EuroLeague All-Star Games: 2008, 2011
  
• Is expected to join Candace Parker and Diana Taurasi with UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) during the 2012-13 season.
• Ranked second in the WNBA in 2012 for assists with an average of 5.34 apg.
• Competed alongside Candace Parker for UMMC Ekaterinburg during the 2011-12 season and helped Ekat to a EuroLeague third-place finish.
• Helped lead Seattle in 2011 to a 21-13 record and second place in the Western Conference regular-season standings.
• Aided Spartak Moscow Region (Russia) to a 10-6 slate in 2010-11 EuroLeague play as Spartak advanced to its fifth-straight EuroLeague Final Four and finished in second place.
• Averaged 12.1 ppg., 4.1 rpg. and 7.7 apg. in aiding the Seattle Storm to a sweep of the 2010 playoffs and her second WNBA title.
  
• Helped the Storm in 2010 to a franchise-record 28-6 record and the WNBA Finals, averaged 11.1 ppg. and 5.8 apg. during the
  regular season.
  
• Took some time off following the USA National Team’s fall training camp before returning to Spartak Moscow Region (Russia) for the 2009-10 season, where she previously aided Spartak to three consecutive EuroLeague titles, averaged 8.6 ppg. and 4.0 apg., while shooting 40.0 percent from 3-point range in helping lead Spartak to the 2010 EuroLeague title.
  
• During the 2009 WNBA season averaged 12.8 ppg., 2.5 rpg. and a league-leading 5.8 apg. to aid Seattle to a 20-14 slate and a
  second place finish in the Western Conference.
  
• Spent a total of four seasons playing for Spartak Moscow Region with USA teammate Diana Taurasi, also played alongside Tina Thompson (2006-07 and 2007-08) and Sylvia Fowles (2008-09, 2009-10) and helped Spartak capture four consecutive EuroLeague championships.
  
• Helped the Storm in 2010 to a franchise-record 28-6 record and the Western Conference Finals.
  
• During the 2009 WNBA season helped Seattle to a 20-14 slate and a second place finish in the Western Conference.
  
• After returning from Athens, helped lead the Storm to a 20-12 slate and the 2004 WNBA crown.
  
• Helped her 2002 team to its then-best record and first playoff berth in franchise history as Seattle finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 17-15 record.
  
• Was the second leading vote getter for the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year honor.
  
• Spent the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons competing in Russia for Moscow Dynamo, where she helped her team to the 2005 and 2006 EuroLeague quarterfinals.
  

Collegiate Notes:

• During her four years (1999-02) at Connecticut, the Huskies posted a 136-9 record (93.8 winning percentage), won a pair of NCAA crowns (2000, 2002) while advancing to four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2001 Final Four, and earned four Big East regular season and tournament titles.
  
• Was the 2002 Naismith Player of the Year and 2002 Wade Trophy recipient, named 2002 Player of the Year by the Associated Press (A.P.) and U.S. Basketball Writers Association, and also was
  presented with the first annual Senior C.L.A.S.S. award in 2002, which is bestowed upon the nation's top senior basketball player.
  
• Earned the 2002 Honda Award as the Women's College Basketball Player of the Year and collected the 2002 ESPY as the top Female College Athlete of the Year.
  
• Earned 2000 and 2002 All-Final Four honors, named the 2002 NCAA Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player and to the 2000 NCAA All-East Regional squad.
  
• The 2002 Big East Player of the Year; 2002 and 2001 All-Big East first team; 2000 All-Big East second team; 2002 Big East All-Tournament.
  

Personal Notes:

• Born on October 16, 1980, hails from Syosset, New York.
  
• Daughter of Nancy and Herschel Bird, has one sister, Jennifer.
  
• Wears No. 10 because she and her sister were both born in the 10th month of the year.
  
• Attended Christ The King H.S. (N.Y.), where she was the MVP of the 1998 New York state tournament, and also led her squad to a 27-0 record and the USA Today national crown.
  
• Named to the 1998 Parade Magazine All-America first team and the USA Today All-USA second team.
  
• A multi-sport athlete and National Honor Society member in high school, earned varsity letters twice in soccer and once in track.
  
• In 2003 was voted by Seattle sports fans to replace SuperSonics and 2000 U.S. Olympic Team guard Gary Payton's billboard at the entrance of Seattle's Nike Town. She not only beat out Sonics guard and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Ray Allen, the runner-up, but also Lance Armstrong, Mia Hamm and Marion Jones.
  
• Earned her degree in communication science.